Trade Books

The use of trade books at all-level schools, from primary schools, high school, college and Universities has been increasing since a few years ago. And it makes sense, with textbooks becoming more expensive year after year, and having trade books as an alternative where people can learn from those books makes this industry an attractive one.

Virkler and Nik Osbourne, the senior vice president of strategy at Pearson, both pointed to a recent development in the industry, dubbed “inclusive access,” as a move toward affordability. Inclusive access is basically a way of including the cost of course materials in a student’s course materials fee, which is levied by the university. According to publishers, inclusive access helps keep the cost of materials low because there’s a near-guarantee that students will buy the products; it’s kind of like buying in bulk, but for textbooks instead of food.

The rising cost of textbooks, then, is a sign of one of the greatest paradoxes of higher education: As everything from tuition to housing to books gets more expensive, the people who are tasked with making sure students receive a good education are being forced to do more work for less money. The result is a world where students and professors alike struggle to get by.

So, we have partnered up with some publishers and other key players to deliver on trade books wherever they may be. We need to guarantee that education does not suffer because of how expensive it has become, so we need to make sure we can help with making sure bookstores and libraries have relevant content at affordable prices.

* Source Gaby Del Valle – Vox Article – Author Gaby Del Valle